CMN 2181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ingroups And Outgroups, Starosta, Human Behaviour

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 2181
• Professor: Peruvemba Jaya

Document Summary

Initiating and maintaining personal and social relationships with others is essential for human survival. From our relationships with others we define ourselves and evaluate others. The way we perceive and fulfill social needs is influenced by culture. An interactional process of connecting ourselves with others in the network of social needs. People from different cultures may meet each other"s needs for inclusion, control, and affection differently. Interpersonal relationships allow us to verify stereotypes of others: particularly those from out-groups whose cultural or social norms we are not familiar with. Hierarchical; based on levels of intimacy: we can have relationships ranging from relationships with strangers to our closest relationships, this is true for every person. Unique; governed by different rules for different types of relationships. Interdependent and irreplaceable; sharing emotions with one another: one person"s place in a relationship may not be replaceable by another person.